Another headline-grabbing AI policy intervention: Hundreds of AI scientists, academics, tech CEOs, and public figures—including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, veteran AI computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton, MIT’s Max Tegmark, Skype co-founder Jaan Tallinn, Grimes the musician, and populist podcaster Sam Harris—have signed a statement calling for global …
Read More »OpenAI’s Altman and other AI titans warn of advanced AI’s “extinction” risk
Another headline-grabbing AI policy intervention: Hundreds of AI scientists, academics, tech CEOs, and public figures—from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis to veteran AI computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton, MIT’s Max Tegmark and Skype co-founder Jaan Tallinn to Grimes the musician and populist podcaster Sam Harris—have signed a …
Read More »Portal’s Mac software focuses with lifelike backgrounds and sounds
Productivity app Portal’s Mac app launched. With vivid backgrounds and natural sounds, the company helps customers focus and work better. The PC and iOS apps share goals. The company reported over a million app downloads. The native Mac program, compatible with Apple silicon, targets professionals who work from home and …
Read More »Serve Robotics will deploy 2,000 Uber Eats sidewalk delivery bots.
Uber spinoff Serve Robotics is expanding its cooperation with Uber Eats. The Nvidia-backed business will deploy up to 2,000 of its cute tiny bots via Uber in different U.S. regions. The partnership will extend through early 2026. This expansion reinforces Serve’s ambition to mass commercialize robotics for autonomous delivery and …
Read More »Amazon India is exploring dine-in payments
Amazon India is testing dine-in payments after ending meal delivery last year. Amazon Pay is being tested for restaurant bill payments. A restricted number of Bengaluru restaurants use the facility. Credit/debit cards, net banking, UPI, and Amazon Pay Later are accepted at Amazon Pay > Dining on the Amazon app. …
Read More »Months after being launched on Google Play, a popular Android app started snooping on users
A cybersecurity group claims that a popular Android screen recording software with tens of thousands of downloads on Google’s app store began spying on its users, capturing microphone recordings and other phone data. ESET observed that the Android app “iRecorder — Screen Recorder” released the malicious code as an app …
Read More »Nikola, a Nasdaq-listed electric truck maker, may be delisted
Nikola, the struggling electric truck developer, disclosed Thursday in a regulatory filing that Nasdaq may delist it. Nikola received a delisting notice from the public exchange on May 24 due to its 30-day share price below $1. The company must meet Nasdaq’s minimum price rule of $1 for 10 business …
Read More »Startup Battlefield 200: South American startups
Hi South American early-stage startup founders! Apply for Disrupt 2023’s Startup Battlefield 200. Hurry—time is running out. Application deadline is 11:59 p.m. PDT on May 31. Join Startup Battlefield 200 South America Battlefield 200 (SB 200) showcases 200 promising, impactful early-stage startups. Hand-selects applicants. Free application and participation. South American …
Read More »Celebrities fund consumer savings startup Checkmate
Everybody has. Shopping online and desperate for a promo code to save money. I was there. Enter Checkmate. The startup wants to end promo/discount/coupon code hunting. For that, it raised $15 million in Series A funding. This raise had some interesting features. Checkmate recently raised $5 million. Raising capital soon …
Read More »Ford to use Tesla’s EV charging tech
Ford and Tesla have agreed to give Ford EV owners access to over 12,000 superchargers in the U.S. and Canada. This agreement goes beyond access to Tesla superchargers via adapter. Ford’s 2025 EVs will have Tesla’s NACS charge port. Ford’s second-generation EV lineup includes an electric truck and a three-row …
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